Hydraulic drum jack and carrier



March 16, 1948. T|ETsEMA 2,437,982

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ATTO R N EYB atented Mar. 16, 1948 UNITED STATES (PATENT oer-1oz I TimTietsema, Oviedo, Fla.; Oleva I. Tietsema,

administratrix of said Tim Tietsema, deceased, assignor of one-half toOleva I. Tietsema and one-half to Olive M. Packard,

Application June 19, 1946, Serial No. 677,779

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to a combination drum jack and carrier which isespecially adapted to elevate and transport drums of the size used atthe present time.

With the use of this device, drums weighing over seven hundred poundscan be easily handled without danger of injuring the person operatingthe device.

An object of the invention is to provide a device which is simple inconstruction, durable in use, efiicient in operation and can beinexpensively manufactured. 1

With the above and other objects and advantages in View, the inventionconsists of the novel details of construction, arrangement andcombination of parts more fully hereinafter described, claimed andillustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure l is a top plan view of an embodiment of the invention;

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof;

Figure 3 is a rear elevation thereof and Figure 4 is a side elevationalview with the drum in carrying position.

Referring more in detail to the drawing, the reference numeral Illdesignates the drum jack and carrier which comprises the lowersemi-circular band member [2 which has secured thereto at its free endson the under surface thereof, the stationary caster wheels 14. Securedto the band l2 at the center on the front surface thereof are thearcuate shaped portions l6 of the forwardly extending parallel lowerarms I8 and the portions [6 are secured to the band l2 by fasteners 20.Mounted adjacent the forward ends of the arms i8 is the rotary caster 22which functions as a steering as well as a balancing wheel for thecarrier.

Secured to the ends of the arms l8 in vertical fixed relation thereto,by fasteners 24, is the upright 26 which is bent upon itself at itsupper end at 28 to form a bearing for the pivot bolt 30.

Mounted for pivotal movement on the bolt 30 are the upper arms 32 thatare complementary in shape to the arms I8, having the arcuate shapedportions 34 secured to the complementary shaped upper semi-circular band36 by means of fasteners 3B.

The upper edge of the band 36 adjacent the free ends thereof areprovided with vertical slots 40 and these slots receive a chain 42 whichencircles the drum 44 when it is being transported,

thereof engages the upper edge of the band l2.

Straight hooks 50 are secured to the band 36 adjacent the slots 40 bymeans of fasteners 52 and these hooks are used for loading or unloadingthe drum and carrier by means of a hoisting cable not shown.

The upper arms 32 and the band 36 secured thereto are raised by means ofa hydraulic jack 54, the base 56 of which is mounted on arms l8 and thestem 58 of the jack engages the plate 60 secured to the lower edges ofthe arms 32 and a spacer 62 is mounted intermediate the arms 32 by abolt 64 to retain the arms in parallel relation to each other. The jackis operated for the raising thereof by the elongated angular handle 66having the hand hold 68 on the free end thereof, and the jack releasehandle 16 lowers the drum as desired.

Secured to each of the arms 18 and 32 in vertical relation thereto arethe coil springs 12 which are provided with suificient strength tosupport the upper and lower bands of the carrier and an angular brace 14secured to the upright 26 and the base 56 of the jack supports andstrengthens the upright.

The jack 54 is operated in the conventional manner, by the handle 66 andthe band 36 engaging the lower edge of the upper rib 46 will raise thedrum for the moving thereof, the chain 42 retaining the drum within theband during movement thereof.

There has thus been provided, a carrier which will easily and safelyraise a drum from the surface on which it is resting, so that the drumcan be transported with ease as desired, and a hoist chain can beattached to the carrier for loading or'unloading the carrier and drum asdesired.

It is believed that from the foregoing description the operation andconstruction of the carrier will be apparent to those skilled in theart, and it is to be understood that changes in the minor details ofconstruction, arrangement and combination of parts may be resorted to,provided they fall within the spirit of the invention and the scope ofthe appended claim.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desiredto be secured by Letters Patent is:

A device of the character described, comprising upper and lowersuperposed semi-circular bands, parallel superposed arms, outwardlyextending arcuate shaped portions on said arms adapted to be secured tothe front center of said bands, and extending forwardly thereof, jackmeans connected to said arms intermediate thereof and forwardiy of saidarcuate shaped portions, compression means connected to said arms onopposite sides of said jack, an upright secured to Number the forwardend of said lower arm in vertical re- 459 43 lation thereto, the forwardend of said upper arm 5 1 2 3 293 being pimtally connected to the. pp rend of 1,530,014 said upright and meanszsecuredjtoithe lower arms21261355 and lower band whereby articles supported on 2 3 0 353 saidupper band may be transported.

TIM TIETSEMA. :10)

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